Elk are big. Elk are tough as hell. And elk live in the great wide open of the West. Those three things alone should give you a pretty good idea of what you need in a good elk cartridge. It should be ...

Elk hunter Ben McArthur said he appreciates availability of late-season cow elk tags in Wyoming as it's challenging. “It's ...

Wildlife biologists use population surveys, harvest data, and models to adjust hunting seasons yearly, keeping animal ...

You couldn’t have rolled a pickup truck full of beer cans off the mountain and created more commotion than the bull elk was making. I’d heard him bugle, checked the wind, snuck closer, and ultimately ...

Hunting in Missouri is more than just a pastime—it’s a tradition that draws thousands of outdoor enthusiasts every year, and 2025 is no exception. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) ...

Look at southcentral Montana's elk Hunting District 560 as a small snapshot of a very big problem. In fact, it's a problem that frustrates game management, hunters and even legislators across Montana ...

After six weeks in the field, Montana’s general big game hunting season ended Nov. 30 with hunters harvesting about the same ...

Fred Mercer shot a massive bull elk on a snow mountain in Montana. At the time, it was the second biggest elk ever taken by a hunter. I woke up before daylight, aware that it was very cold in the tent ...

This story was originally published in the June 2005 issue of Outdoor Life. When I was 15, I set off on my own, going to work for a lumber company and living alone in a tent in the Montana woods for a ...

For decades, Idaho stood out as one of the last places where a guy from out of state could still roll the dice on a general-season deer or elk tag without praying to the draw gods. Show up in Decembe ...

Montana’s general deer and elk season has wrapped up, and game check stations in northwest Montana reported hunter traffic ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is offering general-season deer and elk tags through a nonresident tag ...